Industrial Design [No. 22 of 2016 535 (c) that the design claimed in an application for registration is not new as it was publicly known or publicly used in Zambia or elsewhere before the priority date of that claim; (d) that, in the case of a convention application, the application was not made within six months from the date of the first application for protection of a design made in a convention country by the applicant or a person from whom the applicant derives title; (e) that the use of the design would be contrary to law or morality; (f)that the application contains a material misrepresentation or a false statement which the applicant knew of at the time when the declaration was made; (g) that the application for registration of a design is in contravention of the rights of the person giving such notice or of any persons under or through whom the person claims; or (h) that an application does not satisfy the requirements of this Act. 44. (1) A person shall file, with the Registrar, a notice opposing the registration of a design which shall be accompanied by a statement of the particulars of the facts alleged in support of any of the stated grounds opposing the grant. (2) Where an applicant for the registration of a design wishes to contest a notice opposing the registration of a design, as specified in subsection (1), the applicant shall, within the prescribed period or any such further period as the Registrar may allow, file, with the Registrar, a counterstatement, setting out particulars of the grounds on which the notice is contested. (3) Any particulars referred to in subsection (2), may be amended with the express permission of the Registrar. (4) Evidence shall not be admitted to prove that a ground on which any particular, referred to in subsection (2), has not been filed, except with the express permission of the Registrar. (5) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar may, within three months of receiving the decision, appeal to the court. Opposition procedure for registration